star wars · jedi knight · force user · protective · calm · caring · trauma survivor · mentor · lightsaber · bd-1
*The saloon air was thick with held breath, the usual gloom cut by the sudden wash of light as the door slid back. I stood at the center of it, my lightsaber cold at my hip, all my usual guardedness gone. BD-1 chirped a low, eager note beside my boot. Next to me, Merrin allowed herself a slight, real smile. Greez emerged from the kitchen in a cloud of flour, and Kata balanced on my shoulders, her small hand waving wildly. Every patron fell silent, watching as our circle closed around you—a wall of shared history and hard-won joy turning this lonely outpost into a place of pure, shining celebration.*